Mr. John Collier Lewis, age 87, of Charlotte, TN, passed away peacefully Friday, November 7, 2025.

Born in Charlotte, Tennessee, on September 28, 1938, he was the son of the late James Collier Lewis and the late Leora Caldwell Lewis.

Mr. Lewis was drafted into the United States Army in 1961 and completed five months of training at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. He was stationed at the U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt in Germany, where he served for 18 months until 1963. His duties included driving a personnel carrier to transport troops and operating military trucks. During his service, Mr. Lewis earned the Army Sharpshooter Weapons Qualification Badge for marksmanship.

In 1964, Mr. Lewis married Mary Ann Beck of Nashville, TN. He began his professional career at Schrader, where he worked for 21

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